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Sashing Advice AND EQ5 Advice

I've got the first 18 or so 6.5" blocks done and about the same number of 4.5" blocks and now the question becomes: what color sashing. What do you folks think?

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Second question and this is for some of you who are such great EQ users: I bought EQ5 and put it on my computer ... I think three Christmases ago. I loved it, but quickly became aware that something was wrong. I couldn't download the new monthly fabric palettes. Or anything else. So when I put it on a different computer I was expecting that to work. No. Same problem. Third computer (yes, I made everybody in the house let me put EQ5 on their computers -- Bad Mom, Bad Mom) -- same story.

Now I'm getting a brand new computer. Do you think there's anyway to salvage my existing EQ5, or do I have to scrap it and buy a brand new EQ6?

Sunny TIA for all the good suggestions

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Sunny
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I vote for a really dark blue/navy. . In message , Sunny writes

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Patti

I don't know what sashing I'd use but I sure do like the blocks!! (I hadn't heard of mile a minute blocks before). Allison

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Allison

Purple. Not timid vague purple. Real majestic Purple. I went a little crazy with my sashing too. The first vertical measures about 3/4" finished, the next one is about 1". I did the same unreliable random sort of sashing on the horizontals. It kept the quilt top from having what looks like exact squares. Hard to explain, very effective. Polly

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Polly Esther

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quiltinepean-rctq

One of the wonderful aspects of scrappy quilts is that any color of sashing works. The sashing sort of defines "the color" of the quilt when nothing else does. Since you have used the same green in all the blocks, to help tie them together, you could even go with scrappy sashing. And I love Polly's idea of varying the sashing widths.

Your EQ5 should still be okay. To save what you already have done you will have to do some sort of a file transfer.... and I don't know how to do that. As for adding the monthly palettes, sometimes I can, sometimes I can't and I don't do it often enough to remember the key to doing it. sigh. If you do want to upgrade you might want to wait and see what happens in the next few months. Check out the EQ forum (through Planet Patchwork) where you can get great answers for questions straight from the program writers/designers. (I haven't been keeping up on it lately, but good discussions and quick answers. Check the archives because there have been several threads on loading the monthly libraries and linking them to the program. )

Have fun, Pati, > I've got the first 18 or so 6.5" blocks done and about the same number

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Pati, in Phx

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Roberta

For me it would have to be Purple!It goes with most things and anyhow I just love it! lol. Cant help with EQ5 though.

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Estelle Gallagher

I second Patti's idea. Navy would be wonderful...or if you are very brave, a very dark purple. :-)

Michelle > I vote for a really dark blue/navy.

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Michelle C

Ahhh, a woman after my own purple heart. :-)

Michelle in NV

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Michelle C

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